Patrick
Anderson

Before joining Cooney Lees Morgan’s litigation team in early 2019, I practiced at law firms in both Christchurch and Auckland and also worked under the Chief Coroner.

I am in the Dispute Resolution and Local Government Team and specialise in civil and commercial litigation as well as employment law.

I regularly appear in Court, Tribunals and at Mediation and Judicial Settlement Conferences on behalf of clients. I have acted for significant clients, including registered banks, local government authorities and publicly listed companies. I have also appeared in Inquests held in the Coroners Court as Counsel to Assist the Coroner.

I hold a Masters in Law with Distinction from the University of Auckland and maintain an interest in academic writing, having had various articles published in legal journals.

Areas of expertise:

• Employment law litigation;
• Employment law mediation;
• Drafting employment agreements;
• Advice to employers regarding compliance with employment law;
• Restructuring guidance and implementation;
• Debt Recovery;
• Insolvency Litigation and Advice;
• Contractual and tortious disputes including negligence;
• Summary criminal and regulatory defence work;
• Coronial Inquests;
• Restraint of trade breaches (commercial and employment);
• Leasing and property disputes;
• Claims for equitable remedies;
• Construction Contracts Act litigation and advice.

Recent Articles:

• "Snitched on or stitched up? A review of the law in New Zealand in relation to jailhouse informant evidence - Part 2" [2021] NZLJ 155.
• "Snitched on or stitched up? A review of the law in New Zealand in relation to jailhouse informant evidence - Part 1" [2021] NZLJ 119.
• “Protecting the precariat – whether the Credit Contracts Legislation Amendment Act 2019 adequately protects vulnerable consumers from mobile traders (truck shops)“ [2020] NZLJ 373.
• “Honey Bees confirms the law of penalties” ADLS Law News, May 2019.
• “Hard cases make bad law – an assessment of the law in New Zealand relating to employer action against employees for conduct occurring outside of the workplace – Part 1” [2019] NZLJ 398.
• “Hard cases make bad law – an assessment of the law in New Zealand relating to employer action against employees for conduct occurring outside of the workplace – Part 2” [2020] NZLJ 2.
• “Out of step? A review of the Copyright (Parody and Satire) Amendment Bill” – [2020] NZLJ 87.